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Leon F. Holocaust testimony (HVT-4139) interviewed by Abraham Huberman,

Oral History | Digitized | Fortunoff Collection ID: HVT-4139

Overview

Summary: Videotape testimony of Leon F., who was born in Zolochiv, Poland (presently Ukraine) in 1919, one of five sons. He recounts studying in a yeshiva; mobilization shortly before the war; Soviet occupation; German invasion; hiding with Jews and non-Jews in several locations; his brother suggesting he hide elsewhere; learning his brother and mother had been killed; visiting his wife who was hiding elsewhere; and liberation by Soviet troops.
Author/Creator: F., Leon, 1919-
Published: Buenos Aires, Argentina : Fundacion "Memoria del Holocausto", 2000
Interview Date: September 13, 2000.
Locale: Poland
Zolochiv (Lʹvivsʹka oblastʹ, Ukraine)
Cite As: Leon F. Holocaust Testimony (HVT-4139). Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University Library.
Other Authors/Editors: Huberman, Abraham, interviewer.
Notes: This testimony is in Yiddish.

Physical Details

Language: Yiddish
Copies: 2 copies: Betacam SP dub; and 1/2 in. VHS with time coding.
Physical Description: 1 videorecording (1 hr., 54 min.) : col

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects (Local Yale): Soviet occupation.
Hiding.
Aid by non-Jews.
Subjects: Holocaust survivors. Video tapes. Men. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Jewish. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Polish. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Jewish. Brothers. Husband and wife. Poland. Zolochiv (Lʹvivsʹka oblastʹ, Ukraine) Oral histories (document genres) F., Leon,--1919-

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies
Special Collection: Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies

Link to Yale University Library Catalog:: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/4847626
Record last modified:: 2018-05-29 11:42:00
This page:: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/hvt4847626

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